Cache Hiearchy Error

[TPeck]

In the past 24 hours my machine has frozen completely twice. Basically the last screen the computer is on is displayed and nothing works for input and I have to physically power off the machine.

In event viewer I see a bunch of these:

Reported by component: Processor Core

Error Source: Corrected Machine Check

Error Type: Cache Hierarchy Error

Processor ID: 2

The processor ID changes at random seemingly.The error also seems to show up even without the freezing now.

I'm running a first gen i7 860. It's about 4 years old now.

Is the processor dying, or is it something else? No hardware changes have been made in some time to the machine.

[Jose_H_Intel1]

I am sorry for the issue.

I suggest making sure the Intel® processor is running with the default settings in BIOS and run the Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool from the link below.

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-031726.htm Processors; What is the Intel� Processor Diagnostic Tool?

I would be also a good idea to check the power supply voltage levels. Usually this information can be found in BIOS or using the monitoring software tool provided by the motherboard manufacturer.